Richard E Grant's 'Iron Lady' hair criticised by Michael Heseltine

Lord Michael Heseltine has criticised Richard E Grant's hair in the upcoming Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady.

Grant plays the politician in the film, but Heseltine was not fond of the actor dying his hair for the role, which he says has cast further doubt on the accuracy of the project.

"I gather he has dyed his hair, so even that isn't genuine," he told the Daily Telegraph.

"As a historical event, no one who made the film has talked to me and I therefore work on the assumption that it won't be accurate."

Richard E Grant had previously revealed that he wanted to wear a wig for the role instead of dying it.

He said: "Everyone else had wigs, but for some reason they wouldn't give me one. I said, 'Look, he's got more hair at 80 than I had when I was 20'. But they said, 'No, you've got to dye it'."

Heseltine also criticised the film's decision to display Thatcher's progress into dementia in later life.

"I think Mrs Thatcher was a formidable Prime Minister and to produce a film in her later stages of life depicting the problems of advanced old age, I find extremely distasteful."

Director Phyllida Lloyd recently defended Meryl Streep's performance as Thatcher, after negative reactions from former politicians.

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Watch the trailer for The Iron Lady below: